Molasses-jug and other hinged-lid receptacle.



c. s. BARON. MOLASmES JUG AND OTHER HINGED LID REGEPTAOLE.

APPLIOATIQK FILED JAN. 18, 1909.

940,918. Patented Nov 23, 1909.

F w I I WITNESSES CHARLES S. BARON, OF TIFFIN, OHIO.

MOLASSES-J'UG ANDO'IHER HINGED-LID RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Application filed. January 18, 1909. Serial No. 472,952.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. BARON, of Tiffin, in the county ofSeneca, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Molasses-Jugs and other Hinged-Lid Receptacles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce improvements in devices of thegeneral description shown in the co-pending application of James F.Halfey. In the application referred to, provision is made for flexiblyuniting a lid to its receptacle, wherein a knuckle-piece is united tothe lid and a pintle-piece is united to the receptacle.

By my present invention, I obtain all of the advantages of the hingeconnection specified in the Haffey device and some addi tionaladvantages by the reversal of the relationship of the hinge members tothe lid and receptacle, respectively, that is to say, in my device Iprovide for the engagement of the knuckle-piece with the receptacle andof the pintle-piece with the lid, and thereby obtain structuraladvantages which are esteemed to be important and valuable.

In the accompanying drawing, which 0011- stitutes a part of thisspecification, Figure I is a side elevation of my invention as appliedto a molasses jug, showing, in full lines, the lid in the closedposition, and, in dotted lines, the lid raised. Fig. II is a top planview of the subject matter of Fig. I with the lid removed, and showingthe knuckle strap surrounding the lateral projection or handle upon thereceptacle. Fig. III is a detail side elevation of the subject matter ofFig. I, showing the pintle and knuckle strap in engagement, but beforethe ends of the knuckle strap are bent to engage the pintle for thecompletion of the hinge. Fig. IV is a rear elevation, partially inelevation, of the subject matter of Fig. I showing particularly themeans of uniting the tailpiece of the lid and its pintle-piece. Fig. Vis a plan view of my preferred knuckle strap blank, extended flat, thatis to say, in the shape in which it is struck out of the sheet of metal,and showing in dotted lines the points at which it is bent to fit thereceptacle handle and to form the knuckle.

Referring to the numerals on the drawing, 1 indicates a receptacleprovided with a neck 2, a lip 3, and a handle 4, all preferably madeintegral with each other and usually made of fragile material, thematerial employed for the purpose being glass. The handle 4, in respectto its function, is representative of a lateral projection from the neck2.

5 indicates a lid, which may be made of projection or handle 1 grooves12, which may be disposed upon opposite sides of the handle orotherwise, as preferred. The knuckle strap is preferably made of a pieceof sheet metal of a length to snugly encircle the lateral projection orhandle 4: at that point thereof to which it is united, so that when itsopposite ends are brought into juxtaposition they will meetsubstantially as shown in Fig. III of the drawing.

The knuckle strap blank is formed adjacent to its opposite ends withlugs 15 and 16, as shown in Fig. V, which, when bent, collectively forma single continuous knuckle 8. The lugs 15 and 16 are formed into aknuckle by bending them about a pintle 9 comprised in a pintle-piece 10that is secured to the lid 5.

The pintle-piece 10 preferably consists of a piece of wire bent, asindicated at 20 and 21, to form legs 22 and 23 that are fastened to thetail-piece 6 as by inbent lugs 25 and 26 upon the tail-piece that areformed about said legs. The ends of the legs may be bent inwardly, asshown at 27 in Fig. IV of the drawing, or they may be disposed of in anypreferred manner, provided preferably that they be covered and protectedagainst obtrusion by the tail-piece.

The space between the bends 20 and 21 defines the length of the pintle9, and the legs that are formed by those bends serve to confine the lugs15 and 16 in close juxtaposition, wherein, when bent, they collectivelyconstitute the knuckle 8. It is a feature of this construction that theknuckle and pintle are shorter than the width of the tail-piece to whichthe I pintle-piece is secured, and that they are in consequence coveredor protected by-the tail-piece. The manner in which the correlation ofthe several parts contribute to the forming of a suitable hingeconnection and of its union to the parts which it is intended to unite,

- may be clearly apprehended from the foregolng.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a receptacle, a lateral projection therefrom,and a lid, of a hinge connecting the lid and receptacle, said hingecomprising a strap about said projection, and a pintle uniting the endsof the strap, the straps being provided with lugs bent about the pintleto form a knuckle.

2. The combination with a receptacle, its lid, and a lateral projectionon the receptacle, of a hinge comprising a strap provided with lugs bentabout said projection so as to bring said lugs into juxtaposition, and apintle assembled with and uniting said lugs bent to form a knuckle.

3. Thecombination with a receptacle, its lid, and a lateral projectionon the receptacle, of a hinge comprising a strap provided with lugs bentabout said projection so as to bring said lugs into juxtaposition, and apintle-piece having a pintle about which said lugs are bent to formcollectively a knuckle, and bends confining said lugs in their saidjuxtaposition.

4:. The combination with a receptacle, its lid, and a lateral projectionon the receptacle, of a hinge comprising a strap provided with lugs bentabout said projection so as to bring said lugs into juxtaposition, and apintle-piece having a pintle about which said lugs are bent to formcollectively a knuckle, and bends. confining said lugs in their saidjuxtaposition, said bends forming legs in the pintle-piece for fasteningthe hinge to the lid.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES S. BARON. Witnesses NORMAN W. PETERS, MILTON SAYLER.

